Quick Flash!!

IM Watu Kobese is defeated by GM Zurab Azmaiparashvili while GM Hichem Hamdouchi keeps the African hope in the World Cup alive by sculpting the Chinese Dragon GM Xu Jun!

Teenage GM Teimour Radjabov buckles under the steam-rolling Russian bear in the form of GM Alexey Dreev and USA's "Yermolator," GM Alex Yermolinsky shares quick spoils with GM Sergei Rublevsky!

Check Report 4... coming up soon, mates!

See Azmaiparashvili-Kobese, World Chess Cup 2002 (4), Hyderbad, India.
 
Jackie Ngubeni reporting from Hyderabad, India.